Dramatic Yet Witty!

While the series blog is on hold, I am taking this opportunity to share this mid-post. And just to set the record straight, I’m definitely not trying to provoke jealousy by writing about my sister! In this post, I’m not just expressing emotions, took enough time to articulate this bond of sisterhood and giving it the recognition it deserves. There’s a clear reason why people refer to elder sisters as the third parent without batting an eyelid. She takes me to beautiful places, buys me all the cute stuff, cooks for me, takes care of me—basically, she does it all. This isn't just bragging; I’m genuinely in awe of how my sister can be so much more than one could imagine. It's clear I follow in her footsteps, and I’m proud to do so (ultimate credit to our parents). At the same time, she’s given me invaluable advice on areas where I can grow, making sure I become an even better person than she is. Not everyone has this level of sincerity. We learn from our mistakes, but don't yo...

26th Nov: My First Solo Travel Emotions were running high, but I managed to pack them all into my carry-on bag. And of course, who wouldn’t be excited for their first international flight experience? I'd never been on a flight longer than 2 hours, so this was a whole new world. I kept pinching myself, just to make sure this was real – and yes, it was! Chennai to Frankfurt, here we go. The security check and immigration process were a breeze, and after a quick hour of waiting at the gate, I grabbed some water. Then came the best part—boarding the plane through the vestibule. It was huge, easily the largest and longest flight I’d ever been on. My mission? To find my seat. And, of course, there it was—my window seat. (All 7 flights on this trip had window seats, by the way—lucky me!) I could hardly contain my excitement for takeoff. I didn’t say it out loud, but there’s something undeniably magical about the moment the plane lifts off, no matter where you're headed. 10 hours of so...

2024 has truly been a year of transformation for me. It’s shown me what real change feels like. I’ve experienced every emotion imaginable—fear, joy, sadness, courage, excitement, curiosity, longing, and so much more.  Who would have thought my most stressful year would end in the blink of an eye? Who would have thought I’d finish my quota what once seemed impossible? That I’d board a solo 10-hour flight, visit the Eiffel Tower, or even fall in love with traveling, despite my former aversion? And who could have imagined that my brother-in-law would become a brother to me in every sense? And Christmas? Christmas, a celebration I’d never experienced before, brought me the most heartwarming memories this year (more on the Christmas markets and food in a later blog post). "Drastic" might be too strong a word, but I can't help but use it to describe a year that has redefined me. Let me take you on a quick ride through my thoughts. A few days ago, I was being appreciated for the...

People ask me why I stopped writing. Sometimes, it's not a sudden loss of interest; it's simply that nothing has ignited my creativity or captured my imagination to take a pen and wield.  Consider picking up one micelle from the flow: GOSSIP.  “I don’t gossip. Occasionally, I come across information or hear something and pass it on—kind of like a public service.” If you know RACHEL, you know this.  Despite understanding how harmful and toxic gossip can be, and that it undermines relationships and damages community culture, people still engage in it. It’s a psychological pattern I’ll never quite grasp. I'm not writing this as if I’ve never participated in gossip myself. I’ve experienced both sides—the giving and receiving ends—and neither is pretty. If you’re concerned about the latter, remember: let's normalize the fact that not everyone will appreciate or like you, and that gossip is a reality. The world is so vast that other people's opinions matter little. If you...

It's okay to vent out in your outlet. Have you ever felt you've failed at some friendships? Never had I been always lucky with this thing, because it never existed in some places maybe. But here, I'd like to tell you all about something I had been feeling a few minutes ago. Despite people banging in and out of my life, I do feel warmth to have been surrounded by people who are genuinely there for me through my pros and cons, smiles and tears. They put effort into the dandleboard to raise me higher, so aren't these individuals the ones I consider the truest of friends? That's when I discovered, that you don't need a crew, at times just one can make you feel it's sufficiently enough. It's enough to have one who would settle on you over everyone and where two of you can be incrementally revealing. At this juncture in my life, I would like to embrace the inner loop I have to dote on for the rest of my life together. I'm so appreciative of what you people...

Hello people. It's so pronounced I have something very crucial to be blogged about.   A few days fall very heavily, this day is one among those which is possibly why I'm here with you all. So, it's a month of me being self-dependent with all my chores, and stresses. One cliched message coming into being on my part-> "Home is where your happiness lies". Frankly, I'm one among those who cuddle and shadow my immediate ones for a normal day to pass on. Never did I imagine having to spend an independent life for a span of days miles away/overseas from them. Fevers, monthly stresses both physical and mental I go through had all to be handled by myself, couldn't be more proud that merely 5% of these days went with intense and intolerant missings, rest with insights. So hard to get on to the fact, that I dare to cope and live a solo life yet the aches for being with family and spending time together is mandatory. Journey unscrewed potentials in me whilst coming...